Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 61 Part 4.djvu/903

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C1 STAT.] LEBANON-POSTAL MONEY ORDERS Jan. 21 , Oct. 8 , 1946 Mar. 15, 1947 4253 to the Republic of Lebanon, the General Administration of Posts and Telegraphs at Beyrouth, Leb- anon. ARTICLE II. A regular exchange of postal money orders is established be- tween the United States of America on the one hand and the Republic of Lebanon on the other hand. ARTICLE III. The service of postal money orders between said countries will be carried out exclusively through the intermediary of Exchange Of- fices. The Exchange Office for the United States of America is New York; that for the Republic of Lebanon is Beyrouth. ARTICLE IV. The amount of each remittance will be expressed for the money orders issued in the United States of America, in Lebanon pounds and piastres; for those issued in Lebanon, in American dollars and cents. The conversion into the money of the country of destination will be done by the office (exchange office or issuing office, as the case may be) under the jurisdiction of the Central Administration of the country of origin. The latter will fix the rate of exchange used by its own offices. In conversion, fractions of cents or of Lebanon piastres will be dis- regarded. ABTICLEYV. Each Central Administration has the right to establish, in agree- ment with the other, the maxi- mum amount of issue for each order. This amount must not ex- ceed two hundred (200) dollars 95347--50 --PT. I-- -58 ce qui regarde la Republique Libanaise, la Direction Generale des Postes et des Telegraphes a Beyrouth, Liban. ARTICLE II. Un echange regulier de mandats- poste est cree entre les Etats- Unis d'Amerique d'une part, et la Republique Libanaise d'autre part. ARTICLE III. Le service des mandats-poste entre les pays denomm6s sera ex- clusivement execute par l'int6rme- diaire de bureaux d'6change. Le bureau d'echange des Etats-Unis d'Am6rique est New York; celui de la R6publique Libanaise est Beyrouth. ARTICLE IV. Le montant de chaque titre sera exprime pour les mandats 6mis aux Etats-Unis d'Amerique, en livres et piastres Libanaise; pour ceux emis en Libanaiseen dollars et cents americains. La conversion en monnaie du pays de destination sera oper6e par les bureaux (bureaux d'echange ou bureaux 6metteurs suivant le cas) ressortissant a l'Administration centrale du pays d'origine; celle-ci fixera le taux de conversion pra- tiqu6 par ses propres bureaux. Dans la conversion, les fractions de cent ou de piastres Libanaise, seront negligees. ARTICLs V. Chacune des Administrations Centrales aura la faculte de fixer, d'accord avec sa correspondante, le chiffre maximum d'emission de chaque mandat. Ce chiffre no pourra d6passer deux cents (200) Establishment of ex- change of Postal mon- ey orders. Exchange Offices. Conversion into money of country of destination. Post, p. 4270. MaIrnmn amount of ie r ech order.